Warren Seeks Answers on Trump Transition’s Refusal to Sign Agreements, Issue Ethics Plan

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“President-elect Trump is undermining his administration’s ability to manage urgent national security threats, health and safety threats, and serious conflicts of interest starting on day one of his presidency.

“Without the MOUs, the Trump team will be delayed in accessing vital national security information and briefings with national security personnel. The Transition will also be delayed in entering federal agencies and accessing secure IT infrastructure to communicate with agencies. And the FBI cannot begin critical background checks of candidates for high-level national security roles.

“All Americans share an interest in presidential administrations being prepared to handle the basic governance of executive branch agencies, public health and safety threats, and national security emergencies. The Trump team’s unprecedented refusal to sign agreements with the outgoing administration threatens the American public by hamstringing incoming officials’ ability to govern responsibly. The Trump Transition has also refused to publish an ethics plan, increasing the risk of the incoming administration governing for the benefit of special interests rather than the American public.”

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